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Utica may extend further west ...

The Canton Repository is reporting on new maps generated by the Ohio Division of Geological Survey suggesting that the Utica shale may extend further west than previously contemplated: "Drilling opportunities in Ohio’s Utica shale might extend farther west, according to revised maps posted by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. *** ODNR geologists posted new maps on the agency’s website last week after reviewing information from 100 new locations. *** The revised map supports earlier speculation that eastern Ohio — including Stark, Carroll and Tuscarawas counties — should be a hot spot for oil and liquid natural-gas production. But it extends potential production farther west and south."

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